| Challenges faced by enterprises | Frequency | Percent |
| Lack of market/location | 34 | 14.41 |
| Lack of government intervention | 32 | 13.56 |
| Costing of products/services | 28 | 11.86 |
| Lack of finance | 26 | 11.02 |
| Knowledge gap/technology | 25 | 10.59 |
| Trustworthy employees | 19 | 8.05 |
| Leadership | 16 | 6.78 |
| Valuation of assets | 16 | 6.78 |
| Lack of supply of materials | 10 | 4.24 |
| Certification of goods | 9 | 3.81 |
| Lack of structure and political stability | 9 | 3.81 |
| Fear of KRA | 8 | 3.39 |
| Lack of systems | 3 | 1.27 |
| None | 1 | 0.42 |
| Total | 236 | 100.00 |